Robert Collins, MD

Professor
Endowed Title: Sydney and J.L. Huffines Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research in Honor of Eugene Frenkel, M.D.
H. Lloyd and Willye V. Skaggs Professorship in Medical Research
Internal Medicine

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

robert.collins@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Robert H. Collins, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.P. is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program. He earned his M.D. degree from the six-year combined B.A./M.D. program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. His internship and residency in Internal Medicine were completed at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and his fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of California at Los Angeles. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. He has over 12 years experience in bone marrow transplantation and has participated in approximately 1,500 autologous and allogeneic transplants. Dr. Collins holds the R. Lloyd and Willye V. Skaggs Professorship in Medical Research and the Sydney and J.L. Huffines Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research in Honor of Eugene Frenkel, M.D. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and is recognized by his peers in Best Doctors in America. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Dr. Collins is recognized as a leader in the field of adoptive immunotherapy and has directed studies of donor leukocyte infusions through an international network of over 100 centers. He is currently directing, in collaboration with the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry, a multicenter trial of nonmyeloablative transplants in hematologic malignancies. He has published over 100 articles and abstracts in leading journals including New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Collins is an active clinician, focusing on hematologic malignancies (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myelodysplasia) and bone marrow transplantation. He instructs medical students, residents and fellows in these disciplines at UT Southwestern Medical School. Dr. Collins enjoys reading, music, outdoor activities and spending time with his wife and three sons.

Education

FellowshipUCLA (1989)
ResidencyBaylor University Medical Center (1987)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Missouri - Kansas City (1984)

Research Interests

Adoptive immunotherapy
Immunology of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantations
Non-myeloablative stem cell transplantation

Publications

Featured
Definitive Separation of graft-versus-leukemia and graft-versus-host specific CD4+ T cell clones by virtue of their T cell receptor S locus sequences.

Michalek J, Collins RH, Durrani HP, Vaclavkova P, Ruff LE, Douek DC, Vitetta ES. , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , ; (In press)

Featured
Pre-transplant identification of graft-versus-host specific T-cell clone and quantitative monitoring after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Michalek J, Collins RH, Hill BH, Brenchley JM, Douek DC. , Lancet , ; (In Press)

Prospective Trial of Chemotherapy and Donor Leukocyte Infusions for Relapse of Advanced Myeloid Malignancies After Allogeneic Stem-Cell Transplantation.

Levine JE, Braun T, Penza SL, eatty P, Cornetta K, Rodrigo M, Drobyski WR, Barrett AJ, Porter DL, Giralt S, Leis J, Holmes HE, Johnson M, Horowitz M, Collins Jr. RH. , Journal of Clinical Oncology , 2002; (20):405-412

Contribution of the thymus to immune reconstitution following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant in adults.

Douek DC, Vescio RA, Betts MR, Brenchley JM, Zheng L, Berenson JR, Collins RH, Koup RA , Lancet , 2000; (355):1875-81

Donor leukocyte infusions in 140 patients with relapsed malignancy after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.

Collins RH, Shpilbert O, Drobyski WR, Porter DL, Giralt S, Champlin R, Goodman SA, Wolff SN, Hu W, Verfaillie C, List A, Dalton W, Ognoskie N, Chetrit A, Antin JH, Nemunaitis J. , Journal of Clinical Oncology , 1997; (15):433-444

Honors/Awards

Fellow of the American College of Physicians

The Best Doctors in America

University of Missouri-Kansas Curator’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence

University of Missouri-Kansas Deans List for All Undergraduate Semesters

St. Louis Friends of the UMKC School of Medicine Basic Science Award

University of Missouri-Kansas Flarscheim Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement in the College of Arts and Sciences